Posts Tagged ‘lessons’

For my final blog post of the year, like I said, I’m not going to attempt to give a run down of my 2009. I’m never very good at that and I either misfocus and weigh certain events too heavily, or completely miss stuff out. However, in trying to cast my mind back, I’ve learned a lot this year. Here are some of my lessons learned:

Just because they’re related to you by blood doesn’t mean your family will always love you or care about you. Love is not the same as obligation.

Trusting your own motivation can lead you to places people never thought you could go. That’s their limited imagination, not yours.

People whom you thought were your friends can turn around and stab you in the back. It’s not your fault and sometimes you can’t see it coming.

Someone who might initially appear to come from a different walk of life could become your best friend.

There’s nothing wrong with spending money on yourself, as long as you have the money!

People should focus less on telling you what you shouldn’t do and more on accepting you for who you are. Chances are, you already know better than them what is good/bad for you, and being reminded is both condescending and unhelpful.

Life is open plan, and there’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ path; all we can do is follow our hearts and intuition as much as possible, and do what is ‘right’ for us. That way, at least we have total ownership of our mistakes and our successes.

You’re never too old to fall crazy in love. You can’t help your feelings, and there’s nothing wrong with having those feelings.

Usually, if you want to do something on a computer and you can’t work out how, there is some technician who has wanted to do it before you and subsequently invented a solution to your problem. Google is your friend.

Don’t decide to up and learn a new language and consider emigrating on a whim.

Never give up hope.

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Thankyou all for your support of this blog, my music and everything else this year! I really appreciate it and I wish you all a fantastic New Year’s Eve (let’s go party!) and a fulfilling 2010. Here’s to the future!